A comparison of American and Japanese work practices: Skill formation, communications, and conflict resolution

Industrial Relations

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 192-214

  Shibata, Hiromichi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; SKILLED LABOR;

JAPAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032999353     PISSN: 00198676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0019-8676.00124     Document Type: Article

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